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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 21 January 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 19
  3. 28
  4. 35
  5. 37
  6. 40
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$4,333,333

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/40 + 1/10 · since Nov 2011draw 966 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-01-18All recent draws2023-01-25 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:39 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 19 28 35 37 40 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 January 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 33% of every possible ticket.

  • sum93th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread87th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 145 of each

4141times
19170times
28141times
35153times
37

Prize breakdown · 2023-01-21

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$4.8Mto 18k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball91%NZ$4.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball1.4%NZ$65.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball4.9%NZ$234.1K
  • 4 other tiers2.8%NZ$135.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.13 by chance

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134times
40142times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 97 of each

798times

Every number was expected about that many times after 965 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (28, 35, 37, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 28 October 2020 — its closest relative in 965 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 89% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 January 2023): 4, 28, 35 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 7 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

163

The numbers add up to 163 — the 93th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

40 had not appeared for 13 draws. A number waits about 7 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 26% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball20≈ 27 by chanceNZ$1,394
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,076≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,606≈ 16k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$39,475
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball60NZ$123
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,437NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,076 winners, 2% fewer than the 1.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$4,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$39,475
    Match 5 + Powerball20NZ$1,394
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball60NZ$123
    Match 4 + Powerball1,076NZ$61.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,437NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,606NZ$15.00
    Totals18,201—